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Answer 1

1. The geological processes that shape Earth's features today _____. (1 point)
(1 pt) are basically the same as they were in the geologic past
(0 pts) are much different than thousands of years ago
(0 pts) did not operate in the distant past
(0 pts) became important only several hundred years ago
1 /1 point
2. What scientist is credited with proposing the principle of uniformitarianism? (1 point)
(1 pt) James Hutton
(0 pts) William Smith
(0 pts) John Wesley Powell
(0 pts) Nicolaus Steno
1 /1 point
3. According to the principle of cross-cutting relationships, an intrusive rock body is _____. (1 point)
(0 pts) deposited as sedimentary layers
(0 pts) always made of the same materials as rock around it
(0 pts) older than the rocks into which it intrudes
(1 pt) younger than the rocks into which it intrudes